PBC on Fox drew 1.21 million viewers on Saturday night per Nielsen via Television By Numbers. The event featured a matchup of Super Welterweight featuring Jarret Hurd and Julian Williams. JRock shocked the favorite Hurd and took the 154 pound title. It was a busy night Saturday night with a UFC PPV, Bellator event on […]
Cerrone-Ferguson slated for UFC 238 in Chicago
ESPN reports that Donald Cerrone will get a quick turnaround fight as he welcomes back Tony Ferguson for next month’s UFC PPV from Chicago. Cerrone defeated Al Iaquinta in a 5 round main event in Ottawa last week while Ferguson has been on the sidelines since a TKO victory over Anthony Pettis at UFC 229 […]
Monster Energy drops Dillashaw
Monster Energy has cut ties with former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw as the energy drink company is no longer a sponsor of the fighter. Ariel Helwani first reported the business decision by the Orange County-based company. Dillashaw is serving a two-year suspension from the UFC after USADA tests discovered EPO in drug tests. Dillashaw […]
1.2M viewers watch Canelo-Alvarez
DAZN announced on Wednesday that it had more than 1.2 million viewers watching the Canelo Alvarez-Daniel Jacobs fight across its eight territories. More than 700,000 devices were tuned into the fight with more than 600,000 concurrent streams coming from the United States. The news was confirmed by a source to ESPN. DAZN offers two tiers […]
Main event fighters draw hefty purses for Saturday’s Top Rank event on ESPN
MMA Payout has obtained the Payoff Sheet from the California State Athletic Commission from Saturday night’s event at the Stockton Arena promoted by Top Rank Boxing. The event featured Artur Beterbiev as he defeated Radivoje Kalajdzic. Beterbiev earned $850,000 while Kalajdzic made $200,000. After $314,500 miscellaneous fee and a $25,500 sanction that was not explained, […]